Search and Rescue
Through the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, rescued dogs with extraordinary drive are trained, paired with first responder handlers and prepared for complex search environments
When Eric Duckwall’s dog bolted during fireworks, it sparked a frantic search — and a new mission
Reflections from New Orleans medics who remember what it was like to work in one of the largest disaster medical response efforts in Louisiana history
Officials said 40 other people were injured, including two who were in serious condition
Amber VanHecke, 24, was heading to a hiking trail but was led astray by her maps app
The state police pilot and co-pilot of the chopper were killed, as were two members of local rescue groups
One crew member has been found and is hospitalized in critical condition
Most of those killed were women and children; about 150 people were there when the landslide occurred
Bethnee Haury was airlifted to a hospital to be treated for dehydration and minor injuries
Eric Pracht was last seen leaving his house after a heated conversation six months ago
Initial reports sowed confusion that more skiers had been caught in the disaster, but authorities said the victims had been accidently entered into the skiing database twice
Authorities described the building as having a weak structure and it was built more than five decades ago
Firefighters, soldiers and other emergency responders are digging through the rubble to look for survivors
A rescue official said they were shivering when they were found; they were wrapped in blankets as they were escorted to ambulances
Officials said paramedic David Skeen disappeared after going for a run
TV footage showed rescuers in orange uniforms shining flashlights into the interiors of broken buildings as they searched for signs of life
The participants were K-9 rescue handlers from 17 states who came to run their dogs through the facility’s disaster training area
Five other miners have been hospitalized but their lives are not in danger and a few others escaped unscathed
Authorities think a landslide triggered by heavy rains caused the collapse
Eric Pracht, 25, vanished in July after a heated argument with friends at a party
A team of 35 firefighters and emergency medical personnel are preparing to go to the Georgia coast if needed
Experience the violence and destruction in Syria through the eyes and voices of volunteer first responders who rush in to search for victims in the rubble
The donated boat would have to be outfitted for search and rescue purposes
Hundreds of first responders worked long hours during the days and weeks after the floodwaters began to rise even as their own homes sank
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
Rescue teams dug through the crumbled buildings with bulldozers and their bare hands in search of survivors
A Cal-Ore Life Flight fixed-wing aircraft and its crew lost contact with their originating airport early Friday morning
Authorities said the boys had been located after a search that involved 100 people, dogs and thermal imaging
State National Guard officials said the response mission to the rafters involved military aircraft from around 600 miles away
Divers found the toddler’s body 16 hours after authorities first got the call that a reptile had taken the boy at Seven Seas Lagoon
A 2-year-old boy was dragged into the water by an alligator near a Walt Disney World hotel Tuesday night
Rangers believe a man died after falling into a thermal hot spring in the Norris Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park
An Army truck at Fort Hood overturned in swift water killing at least 5 soldiers
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